So after planning for just about a year the day has come and gone. It was a beautiful day for February and everything turned out better then I could have imagined. The photos were taken by a friend of ours who is not a professional so that will not be graded. We leave for Hawaii on Wednesday and I can give a review of NCL's Pride of America upon our return if anyone is interested. Here are the reviews.Dress Grade: A

PacificPlex/online vender I had purchased another dress but wasn’t really in love with it.I had wanted something more Audrey Hepburnish.I found my dress online for $79.I ordered it and I fell in love.

Altertations Grade: A+Siemon’s Fine Tailoring, Cambridge, MA Due to a knee injury I was unable to wear my beautiful 4-inch heels so the dress needed to be shortened.When I finally went to the tailor it was too big and needed additional work.She was able to do this in a week.I had 4 inches taken off the bottom, the top taken in and buttons added to the back and it was also taken in at the waist.Invitations Grade: AInvitations by Dawn/online vendorMy invitations were bought super early because when I asked for a sample they gave me a coupon.The quality was awesome and I ordered the invitations I wanted before they went out of stock.This vendor was so easy to deal with and the invitations came out perfectly and just as I had envisioned.

Tuxes Grade: B+Classic Tuxedo/Woburn, MAOut of the three tuxes ordered only the groom’s was right on pick up.However, they were very quick to fix the pant length on the other two and the men looked great. Because of their promptness they were given a B+.

Venue Grade: A- The Village Green, Danvers, MAWhen first booked we were told that we’d be the only wedding and that we would have full use of the entire property until 6pm.However a week before we were told that there was another reception in the smaller room downstairs an hour after our ceremony started. It wasn’t a big issue, but we had been counting on taking pictures in that other room.The service was great, but I felt the buffet could have started a bit sooner than it did.Everyone raved about the buffet, however, so all in all it was a great find.

Florist Grade: A++My Personal Florist/Reading, MAIn the beginning I had trouble finding a florist because it was the Saturday before Valentine’s Day.The ones I found wanted to triple charge me for roses. I loved loved our flowers. I had wanted a simple bouqet of roses in shades of cream/beige/ivory and Blue hydrangeas for my MOH and everything was perfect. We ended up adding centerpieces to our order, so about a month before I asked her to add 12 centerpieces and those too were amazing.Jody was so easy to deal with and far exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend her.DJ Grade: A+DJ Ken Drew/ Millis, MAKen had a great deal when we booked him that we would get $200 off his price.He was there from our ceremony until the end about 7 hours including set up and break down. He even brought lights for the dance floor at no additional charge.We did not want someone that brought props or wigs, but someone that could get the dance floor moving.Ken did that.We were very selective with our cocktail/dinner music in that we wanted songs from our favorite musicals.Ken was great to deal with and everything we wanted played was.At the end of the night we were surprised to receive several CDs of all the music of the evening.Ken is a great find and I recommend him greatly.

Cake Grade: AD’Amici’s / Wakefield, MAWe had a three layer cake and we also were given a “take home” cake which was a 5 inch round so that the entire cake could be cut at the reception.We wanted something simple and elegant and no fondant.I never got them a swatch of the color periwinkle but they got it right.My FI (now DH) was a little concerned at 3:00 when it wasn’t there yet, but they arrived and it looked and tasted amazing.

We took the 7-night NCL cruise. We stayed in Waikiki beach for three nights and then boarded the ship. The ship sails and disembarks from Honolulu. It went to Maui, stayed over night there, then went to Hilo on the Big Island, overnight traveled to Kona on the Big Island, overnight it went to Kauai and stayed there over night. The Arizona Memorial is amazing.

I didn't try any local food as I'm not a fan of Mahi Mahi or poi. The pineapple as well as the freshly squeezed pineapple juice were the best I've ever had.

WPP...I did not swim with the dolphins in Hawaii, but I did it once in the Bahamas. Pink, I did go to Volcano National Park and the Thurston lava tubes. We also saw the sunset on Haleakala Crater...it was so worth getting up at 3am for. I would have to say seeing that sunset 10,000 feet up is an incredible experience.

WPP...I did not swim with the dolphins in Hawaii, but I did it once in the Bahamas. Pink, I did go to Volcano National Park and the Thurston lava tubes. We also saw the sunset on Haleakala Crater...it was so worth getting up at 3am for. I would have to say seeing that sunset 10,000 feet up is an incredible experience. Posted by Winter2011Bride

that sounds amazing! you're a champ getting up at 3am and going for a hike!

PinkIt wasn't really a hike..the buses take you right there. I had to have ACL/MCL surgery in December so I couldn't hike too much. I did do Diamond Head on day three...that pretty much limited my knee activites for the rest of the trip. I also couldn't wear my beautiful 4-inch heels, but got cute little ballet slippers.